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The Isle of Wight has one of the lowest rates of fly-tipping in the whole of the South East, according to the latest government data. Fly-tipping can be classed as anything from 1 bag of household rubbish to several van...

The New Carnival Company’s annual Mardi Gras parade will return to the streets of ryde on Saturday 9th July after 2 years of absence due to the pandemic.  The 2022 launch event, held at Quay Arts on 25th January, was...

As time starts to run out for hopes of an ice rink on the Isle of Wight again, the first phase of development of the Smallbrook Ice and Leisure Centre (SILC) has been submitted — for tennis courts. Permission for...

“It seems accidents are spiralling out of control” - that is the viewpoint of town and parish councils across the Island who have joined calls for a dedicated Roads Policing Unit (RPU) on the Isle of Wight. Before Christmas, the...

June or January? You wouldn't think it was the middle of winter looking at some of the photographs submitted to this week's Readers' Gallery. 2022 is off to a very mild start... but there is still time for some of...

Changes to The Highway Code designed to enhance safety for all road users – particularly those most at risk – are set to come into effect from tomorrow morning (Saturday) - but what are the changes Island motorists are expected...

Thousands of working families in the South East could be missing out on an opportunity to get up to £2,000 a year to help with the cost of childcare, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is reminding parents, ahead of February...

A public toilet in the centre of Ventnor is to be given back to the Isle of Wight Council by the end of the year. To save £500,000, the Isle of Wight Council decided in 2015 to close its public...

WightFibre has been awarded The Institute of Customer Service’s ServiceMark with Distinction Accreditation, an independent and national benchmark of an organisation’s achievement in customer service and its commitment to upholding those standards. The accolade is the highest level of accreditation awarded by...

Keen to showcase the Isle of Wight to a wider audience, Island MP Bob Seely has written to a board of regional planners helping to organise activity around the Commonwealth Games, asking them to consider including the Isle of Wight...